2 years ago

Which of the following is equivalent to x^5y^2/xy^2
x^6y^5
x^5y
x^4y
x^4

Subtraction amongst common exponents like this is suggested with these kinds of problems because of the division aspect of it.
x^5y^2 / xy^2 = x^4
Subtracting the exponents you see that:
5 - 1 = 4
2 - 2 = 0